ABSTRACT OF PROCEEDINGS. 1XXV. 



view of increasing its usefulness and efficiency. It was 

 finally decided that for the customary monthly meeting, 

 there be substituted two or three " Sessions " to be held 

 at intervals of about three months ; the necessary arrange- 

 ments to be made by the Committee. 



Meeting held 17th December, 1902. 



Present, Mr. H. G. McKinney (in the Ohair) and thirty- 

 three members and visitors. 



The Committee for the ensuing year was elected as 

 follows: — Chairman, S. H. Barraclough, m.m.e., Assoc M.inst. 

 c.e. Hon. Secretaries : H. H. Dare, m.e., Assoc, m. inst. c.e., and 

 J. H. Cardew, Assoc, m. inst. c.e. Committee : C. O. Burge, 



M. Inst. C.E., G. R. COWDERY, Assoc. M. Inst. C.E., J. DAVIS, M.Inst.C.E., 



Henry Deane, ma., m. inst. c.e., Herbert E. Ross, P. W. 

 Shaw, Assoc, m. inst. c.e., J. Taylor, b.s c ., a.r.s.m., Prof. W. H. 

 Warren, m. inst. c.e., m. Am. soc. c.e. Past Chairmen : Norman 



SELFE, M. Inst. C.E., M.I. Mech. E., J. M. SMAIL, M. Inst. O.E., H. G. 



McKinney, m.e., m. inst. ce. 



Mr. Houghton then read a description of a Three-rail 

 Tramway suitable for very sharp curves, which he had 

 recently built. 



Mr. Barraclough, then delivered an address illustrated 

 by lantern slides, entitled : — " Typical National Industries: 

 A sketch of Krupp's Steel Works at Essen ; The Carborun- 

 dum Company's Works at Niagara; Parsons' Steam-turbine 

 Works at Newcastle-on-Tyne." 



Votes of thanks to the Chairman and Officers concluded 

 the meeting. 



